challenge application

Adam Bialecki has applied with the claim that he is able to diagnose individuals using 'x-ray eyes'. He has provided both media presence and academic affidavit.

Richard DonTigny has applied with the claim that he can identify subluxations in the body. He has provided both media presence and academic affidavits.

Tamara Usman and Brent Howard have jointly applied with the claim that they are able to detect breast abnormalities without touching an individual using their energies. Their academic affidavits and media presence are being reviewed.

Ann Gifford has applied with the claim that she can tell the contents of sealed envelopes. She has provided academic affidavits and media presence.

Colin Ross has applied with the claim that he can cause a tone to sound by shooting energy out of his eyeballs. He has provided both academic affidavits and media presence.

Hi, Highflyertoo, and welcome to the Forum. I saw your post in the Ganzfield thread and thought I'd start a thread for your challenge as a means of welcoming you. I thought also that I would give you some advice, which I hope you don't mind. Please remember that no one here (except for RemieV...

Connie Sonne has applied for the Challenge with the claim that she is able to dowse for certain numbers when they are written on one side of a piece of cardboard and the other side is blank, and the cardboard is shuffled and placed on a table numbers-down. Ms. Sonne has had interviews regarding...

Due to an oversight on my part, Ms. Eileen McKusick, who diagnoses sources of chronic pain using tuning forks, had not previously been added to the Challenge Applicants subsection. Ms. McKusick's application has, however, reached the stage of protocol negotiations, and she was today presented...

Mr. Koenig has applied for the Challenge with the claim that he will be able, on October 31st, 2008, to record instances of Electronic Voice Phenomenon (the voices of the dead) in Lake Helen, Florida. Mr. Koenig has met the academic affidavit and media presence requirements. Mr. Koenig...

Dr. Satyaprakasham has applied for the Million Dollar Challenge, and provided all necessary documents. He has applied with the claim that he is able to treat/cure individuals suffering from chronic breathing issues, such as asthma. He has proposed a study that would be observed by physicians...

Yesterday on reddit, I came across an interesting story on Market Watch. Colin Ross, MD claims he "can make a tone sound out of a speaker using nothing but an energy beam he sends out through his eyes." Apparently "Dr. Ross' application to the $1 Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge has been...

Patricia Putt has applied for the Challenge (and met all requirements) with a claim of psychic ability. Ms. Putt would like to develop a test based on readings for random individuals. Ms. Putt suggested a test wherein she would read for individuals and simply ask how accurate the readings...

Pavel Ziborov has applied for the JREF Challenge claiming the ability to tell what photographs are placed inside envelopes without being able to see them. For an academic witness, he provided an affidavit from the University of North Carolina Psychology Department with detailed information on...

Mr. Price originally contacted the JREF some time ago regarding his ability to dowse circular paths that he (or others) had recently walked on. Mr. Price's application had been held at the JREF as incomplete and illegible. He has since sent the full application. Since his original application...

Mr. Tobolson's full application file, including proof of media presence and affidavits, has been received. Mr. Tobolson claims the ability to heal with 'energy fields' since having a vision of Jesus in 1975. Included in the illnesses/disorders that Mr. Tobolson is able to heal are: -...

Mr. Katcher has contacted the JREF regarding a claim of Automatic Drawing - that is, he claims the ability to draw faster than humanly possible with both hands simultaneously. This claim was deemed untestable. However, Mr. Katcher has also claimed that he is able to correctly draw images...

Ms. Sellers has applied for the Challenge stating that she is able to make a key on a string move with the power of her mind. In order to ensure that it is the power of her mind moving the key, we will be putting both string and key inside an airtight jar. We will check the jar to make sure it...

Rosemary Hunter has applied for the Challenge, media presence requirement included, with the extraordinary claim that she can make people urinate themselves with the power of her mind. Ms. Hunter has also presented an affidavit from an academic, however in this demonstration, she made the...

Dr. Igor Tolkachev has applied for the Million Dollar Challenge on behalf of Andrew Matevosov, M.D. (and "The VEDI Association") with a claim of remote diagnosis by photograph. Matevosov claims the ability to give an in-depth diagnosis without ever seeing an individual in person (he only needs...

James Dawson has applied for the Challenge with the claim that he can tell, with certain information, whether a person is alive or dead and what position they were in when they died. If Mr. Dawson is presented with photographs, full names, and birth dates of any individual (though he has...

Jenene Lehman has completed the application, and is in the process of negotiating a testable protocol for her claim. Lehman states that she is able to tell if an individual is suffering any kind of physical imbalance, which would include an injury or chronic illness, or pain. Since detecting...

Raymond Edward Powell, Jr. has completed the application process and is moving forward toward developing a testable protocol for his claim - which involves the ability to transmit images he is looking at into other people's minds. Powell will be using his own flashcards, and will be in separate...

Prasanna Jagannathan has approached the JREF with the claim that she can tell whether or not couples have "successful" children. For the first stage of protocol design, we began to define the word "successful," which Jagannathan says is as follows: "successful children - normal definition of...

At this time, the JREF is working with Thomas Bowe on his protocol, which sounds very promising! Thomas claims that if he is given photographs of people with their birthdate as well as a false birthdate printed on the back, he will be able to tell, by the individual's facial structure, which...

Mike is no stranger to the JREF. A year ago, he was tested for the Challenge and failed, but now he's back again to give it another shot! Guska claims to be able to tell whether a cannister contains gold, silver, or nothing through dowsing. His protocol, however, has changed since the last time...

Mike Maggio, a challenge claimant, will be communicating with spirits to discern the contents of a series of envelopes on June 4, 2007 in Tokyo, Japan. The challenge is a collaboration between the JREF and the Japanese television company "Vivio". The Challenge results will be aired on June 18th...

Hi my name is Lance Katcher I have developed what the psychiatrist calls automatic drawing my hands can move by them selves directed by entities from well I am not quite sure I can draw smaller and faster than humanly possible with incredible detail and with both hands at the same time! The...

Dear Members, I would like to accept the challenge but firstly, I would like to know if this qualifies. A spirit revealed that Jesus was born on May 23 and was crucified on August 17. His birth year is 33 BC and the year He died is 1 BC. I therefore claim that the revelation that Jesus...

William Perron sent in a hand-written application, which was transcribed by Randi. As many of you know, this was the subject of a couple of Randi's commentaries, beginning with http://www.randi.org/jr/2006-06/060206nothing.html#i16. As is noted in the commentary, the protocol described by Mr...

I received this registered mail in February. It has no address, phone number or any other way of contacting the person. If you are Vilma Della Rocca, please get in touch. We have no way to contact you. For the record, the rules state that the applicant is supposed to enclose a self-addressed...